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Nature Protocols 1, 1213–1222 (1 September 2006) | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.127

Expanded-bed adsorption immobilized-metal affinity chromatography

Berend Tolner , Lisa Smith , Richard H J Begent & Kerry A Chester

The protocol describes a method for capture of secreted hexahistidine-tagged proteins using expanded-bed adsorption immobilized-metal affinity chromatography. The starting material for the procedure is any crude feedstock that contains a histidine (His)-tagged target protein. The protocol is exemplified using unclarified broth from Pichia pastoris fermentation as feedstock. The protocol can be used for laboratory studies or as part of a process for production of recombinant biotherapeutics to standards of good manufacturing practice. It takes approximately 5 h to purify proteins from 10 liters of feedstock and a further 5–6 h to sterilize and regenerate the column.